Meet Natasha, a body transformation coach who helps women improve their physical and mental wellbeing, with lived experience supporting disordered eating, body dysmorphia, and confidence rebuilding. She is also an author, podcaster, Substack writer, and competitive powerlifter. In this episode, she unpacks how she went from deep unhappiness and panic attacks to building a life rooted in strength, confidence, and purpose.

You’ll hear how years in a high-pressure teaching role led to insomnia, binge eating, painful periods, and a growing sense that she had disappeared inside her job. Tash shares the moment her brother challenged her to make a change, why weight training became the escape hatch she didn’t know she needed, and how the gym helped her rebuild her confidence from the inside out.

If you have ever felt trapped in a job, weighed down by stress, or like your life has become smaller than it should be, this conversation will hit hard.

We break down:

✅ Why stress can show up physically in ways many women ignore

✅ How body confidence can unlock self-respect and better boundaries

✅ The dangerous cycle of people-pleasing in teaching and other caring professions

✅ Why saying no can be the first step toward changing your life

✅ How bodybuilding and powerlifting became tools for self-reinvention, not just fitness

Find out more about Natasha on Instagram and Substack

IG: @natashakostalas

Join us for a honest, inspiring conversation with Tabatha Hartman, an author, a mother and a wife who refuses to let her pain define her because she knows that sharing her story might be the catalyst for someone else's healing.

Tabatha Hartman is the author of "How Did We Get Here?", a memoir weaving her journey through addiction, grief, and resilience. When life threw her into a whirlwind of grief, separation, and healing, Tabatha didn't just survive, she created a movement to support families shattered by addiction. Her journey from personal heartbreak to actively sending books to rehab facilities across the United States offers a powerful blueprint for turning tragedy into hope.

This episode uncovers the raw truth behind her decision-making, her quest to break stigma, and her bold vision of a film that highlights addiction from every angle, especially the overlooked perspective of children.

Are you seeking guidance, grappling with loss, or want to understand the unspoken truths of addiction? This episode offers an honest, compassionate perspective that could change how you see your own story and the stories of those around you.

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Instagram: @Tabatha.Hartman.Writes

TikTok: TabathaHRTMN

If you’re tired of the endless dieting hamster wheel and want to understand why food is often just the tip of the iceberg, this conversation with Sam Gibson is a must-listen.Sam Gibson, author of Why You Overeat and How to Stop for Good, is a mindset and emotional eating coach, speaker and author dedicated to helping people uncover the real reasons behind their habits. In this episode, he shares how his own journey through disordered eating, anxiety and panic attacks led him to uncover the deeper psychology behind our relationship with food. Rather than focusing on willpower or food rules, Sam explores the emotional and environmental roots of overeating.Sam also introduces his “Seven Void Framework”, a practical way to identify the hidden gaps that food is often used to fill, including work, relationships, hobbies, past trauma, status and meaning.This is a conversation for anyone who has ever felt stuck, frustrated or ashamed around food. If you’ve ever comfort eaten or found yourself repeatedly starting over, this episode offers a refreshing and compassionate perspective.Tune in for an eye-opening, practical and deeply honest conversation that could change the way you think about food, anxiety and self-sabotage.